i know Bemidji--i went to college there in the 70's..north of Berrmidji is real North Woods--the slush "down south" in the "citys" as they call Mpls/St Paul up north is now frozen solid..a total mess..it took the better part of an hour to dig out my car from cement like snow-frozen slush.a square blade,D handle shovel was %100 necessary. a plastic blade would have busted or not made a dent in the heap and a short handled E-tool would have not reached far enough under the car to clear away the hard pack the car was belly down into and holding it back..i used roof shingles and sand to get a grip..i'm in for the day---